Molecular epidemiology of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Africa: a systematic review

Molecular epidemiology of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Africa: a systematic review

Abstract Background The burden of drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa is largely driven by the emergence and spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. MDR-TB is defined as resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin, while XDR-TB is def...

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Main Authors: Namaunga Kasumu Chisompola, Elizabeth Maria Streicher, Chishala Miriam Kapambwe Muchemwa, Robin Mark Warren, Samantha Leigh Sampson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Drug resistance
Africa
Molecular epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05031-5

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